Mayor Mayor Mamdani Honors 2026 Knicks Championship Team With Temporary Street Co-Namings Across Manhattan

An NYC DOT worker installs a Josh Hart Street sign for a temporary co-naming.

NEW YORK - Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn today announced that each member of the 2026 National Basketball Association (NBA) champion New York Knicks will be honored with a temporary street co-naming in Manhattan.

Each blue-and-orange commemorative sign features a player's name and jersey number. The street where each sign is installed corresponds to that player's name and jersey number, creating a championship route through the heart of Manhattan.

"This championship is bigger than basketball. It represents what our city is capable of when the odds are stacked against us. For as long as we live, every New Yorker will remember the feeling of our city coming together - not because of tragedy or adversity, but out of joy and happiness," said Mayor Mamdani. "This championship belongs to every fan who packed our parks and plazas and every neighbor who high-fived a stranger after another impossible comeback. These street signs are a tribute to the players who delivered the championship generations of fans waited their whole lives to see and the city that stood behind them every step of the way. Long after the confetti is gone, New Yorkers will be able to walk these streets and remember the team that brought our city so much joy. Knicks in five."

"This New York Knicks team brought so much life to our streets during their magical playoff run, so it's only right we return the favor," said NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn. "With each postseason win, more and more New Yorkers came together in the streets, on sidewalks and in plazas to watch the Knicks play and celebrate their improbable comebacks. New Yorkers will never forget this historic championship run or the players that brought them together for the most joyful 10 weeks we've ever experienced."

The Knicks captured their first NBA championship in 53 years with a 16-3 postseason record, completing one of the most memorable playoff runs in franchise history. Time and again, the team erased double-digit deficits and delivered dramatic comeback victories that united New Yorkers across all five boroughs.

The temporary co-named streets will be installed today along Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Manhattan. Each sign will remain in place for four weeks. Street locations are listed below.

• Sixth Avenue and West Houston Street - Jordan Clarkson #00
• Sixth Avenue and Bleeker Street - Dillon Jones #1
• Sixth Avenue and Minetta Lane -Miles "Deuce" McBride #2
• Sixth Avenue and West 3 Street - Josh Hart #3
• Sixth Avenue and West 4 Street - Pacôme Dadiet #4
• Sixth Avenue and Washington Place - Jose Alvarado #5
• Sixth Avenue and West 8 Street - OG Anunoby #8
• Sixth Avenue and West 9 Street - Kevin McCullar Jr.# 9
• Seventh Avenue South and West 11 Street - Jalen Brunson #11
• Seventh Avenue and West 13 Street - Tyler Kolek #13
• Seventh Avenue and West 20 Street - Jeremy Sochan #20
• Seventh Avenue and West 23 Street - Mitchell Robinson #23
• Seventh Avenue and West 25 Street - Mikal Bridges #25
• Seventh Avenue and West 32 Street - Karl-Anthony Towns #32
• Sixth Avenue and West 44 Street - Landry Shamet #44
• Seventh Avenue and West 50 Street - Trey Jemison III #50
• Seventh Avenue and West 51 Street - Mohamed Diawara #51
• Seventh Avenue and West 55 Street - Ariel Hukporti #55

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